(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
(idle) ease; idleness; leisureliness
shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
safe; vault; storage cabinet
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
order; command; directions; instructions
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit
information media; press; news organs
intelligence agency; secret service
group; bunch; crowd; group
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
to be remembered; to go down in history
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
armed might; military power; the sword; force